Béal Feirste

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “mouth of (the) tidal ford”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbʲeːl̪ˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠʃtʲə/, /ˌbʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠʃtʲə/

Proper noun

Béal Feirste m (genitive Béal Feirste)

1. Belfast (the capital of Northern Ireland)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Béal Feirste

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Béal Feirste	Bhéal Feirste	mBéal Feirste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.